TY - GEN
T1 - E-health tools and social workers
AU - Parker Oliver, Debra
AU - Demiris, George
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Social workers have been using telemedicine technologies since the late 1950's. The use of telemedicine has been most common in mental health practice. Psychotherapy using telephones, interactive video and more recently the Internet have gained in popularity with social workers in these settings. However, the use of e-health tools in medical social work is limited and worthy of further investigation. This paper will report promising projects with medical social workers and discuss the potential application of e-health tools for these practitioners. The purpose of the paper is to advocate for research measuring effectiveness of e-health interventions in social work practice.
AB - Social workers have been using telemedicine technologies since the late 1950's. The use of telemedicine has been most common in mental health practice. Psychotherapy using telephones, interactive video and more recently the Internet have gained in popularity with social workers in these settings. However, the use of e-health tools in medical social work is limited and worthy of further investigation. This paper will report promising projects with medical social workers and discuss the potential application of e-health tools for these practitioners. The purpose of the paper is to advocate for research measuring effectiveness of e-health interventions in social work practice.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=18344361919&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-948-6-35
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-948-6-35
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 15853234
AN - SCOPUS:18344361919
SN - 1586034421
SN - 9781586034429
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 35
EP - 46
BT - E-Health
PB - IOS Press
T2 - E-Health: Current Status and Future Trends
Y2 - 1 February 2004 through 1 February 2004
ER -